Introduction to Spanish & Basque Culture. Unit 4

Guillermo Gómezggomez@deusto.es

http://profesorenapuros.es/culture

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What will we talk about?

The Spanish Society of the 21st century

Nonverbal language

Where do we come from?

Traditional catholic society

➔ Catholic State➔ Traditional values

Spanish society nowadays

Society with more relativistic values

Spanish society nowadays

Marriage: religious or civil?

Spanish society nowadays

Divorce law (1981, 2005)

Spanish society nowadays

Population: 47 129 783

Spanish society nowadays

Population: 47 129 783

Spanish society nowadays

Population: 47 129 783

Spanish society nowadays

Spain in numbers

➔ Number of children: 1,27➔ Marrying age: 32,7➔ Retiring age: 67 (2027)➔ Life expectancy: 82,38➔ Average salary: 22 790€/year

(INE, 2013)➔ Minimum salary: 645,30

€/month

Controversial matters

Abortion

Controversial matters

Gay marriage & adoption

Controversial matters

Euthanasia

Controversial matters

Smoke-free laws

Controversial matters

Gender violenceSource

Controversial matters

The role of the Church

Controversial matters

Immigration

Controversial matters

Corruption

Controversial matters

Our History: “Ley de Memoria Histórica”

Controversial matters

Universal Justice

Controversial matters

Surrogate mothers

Controversial matters

Bullfights: Pro or against?

Nonverbal language

Dictionary

Video

Photographies’ source

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➔ Young people➔ Hands➔ Toledo’s Cathedral➔ Young couple➔ Wedding➔ Divorce➔ Divorce➔ Historical population➔ Population➔ Map of Spain: population➔ Twins➔ Abortion➔ Abortion➔ Gay marriage➔ Gay marriage

➔ Eutanasia➔ Mar adentro➔ Smoking➔ Rouco Varela➔ Melilla➔ Immigration➔ Corruption➔ Corruption➔ Valle de los Caídos➔ Ministerio de Vivienda➔ Justice➔ Family➔ Bullfight➔ Creative Commons